According to a 2023 survey, 62 percent of Ob/Gyns were female, the specialty with the highest share of female doctors in the U.S., followed by pediatrics. On the other hand, the medical specialties with the lowest share of female physicians were Orthopedics, Urology, and Cardiology.
Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by specialty area
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- Premium Statistic Number of office-based, direct patient care physicians in the US 2019, by specialty
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U.S. states
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- Premium Statistic Total active physicians in the U.S. 2024, by state
- Basic Statistic Leading U.S. states based on the total number of active physicians 2024
- Premium Statistic Leading U.S. states by number of active primary care physicians 2024
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Expenditure
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Compensation
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- Premium Statistic Annual compensation of U.S. physicians by specialty 2024
- Basic Statistic Physician pay change in 2024, by specialty
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Burn-out
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- Basic Statistic Burnout among U.S. physicians as of 2023, by gender and age
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. physicians feeling burned out by specialty 2024
- Premium Statistic Share of major causes for burn-out among U.S. physicians 2024
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians that would recommend medicine careers to younger people 2023
COVID-19
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- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians who experienced select changes due to COVID-19, 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians affected by COVID-19 in select ways, August 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. physicians frustrated by COVID-19 regulation non-compliance, Aug. 2020
- Basic Statistic Estimated loss of revenue among U.S. physicians due to COVID-19 as of July 2020
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Medscape. (April 14, 2023). Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
Medscape. "Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023." Chart. April 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
Medscape. (2023). Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
Medscape. "Percentage of Physicians in Select Specialties in The U.S. Who Were Women as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/
Medscape, Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Percentage of physicians in select specialties in the U.S. who were women as of 2023 [Graph], Medscape, April 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1019841/female-physicians-women-specialties-us/